Taxon

Ilex 'Tanager'

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Common name: Tanager holly
Family: Aquifoliaceae (holly family)
Distribution: hybrid: selection of Ilex myrtifolia × I. opaca
Hardiness: USDA Zone 6
Life form: Evergreen shrub
Comments: A female broadleaf evergreen shrub displaying a compact, upright habit to around 6' tall by 4' wide. An interspecific hybrid with attractive, 1-2" long olive-green leaves year-round. In the presence of a suitable male pollinator fruit is produced that ripens red in the fall and persists into winter.

Locations

  • 1: HOL: BH21 (BH21) • Accession: D1998-1235.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: HOL: BH21 (BH21) • Accession: D1998-1235.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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